Hot, fast, and increasingly expensive is a pretty accurate summary of Lawrence’s housing market in July.
Home sales were up by nearly 13% in July, while the median selling price was up by 18% compared to the same month a year ago.
Historically low mortgage rates certainly are playing a part in the rising number of home sales. Rising prices, however, are being greatly influenced by a trend that Realtors ...
Maybe the dining room table works well for your work-at-home arrangement, but my words per minute on the keyboard have declined by at least half because of the fork in my hand. A new project proposed for the far east side of Lawrence is betting that people soon will be looking for more formal work-at-home options.
Plans have been filed at City Hall that would allow four new mixed-use buildings to be ...
Dick’s Sporting Goods has temporarily closed its store in Lawrence, but there are no signs that it has made a decision to leave the Lawrence market.
Rather, signs on the front door of the big box retailer at 27th and Iowa streets state the building is closed for “deep cleaning.”
The signs don’t say whether the store was a site of a COVID-19 outbreak, and the Douglas County Health Department does not ...
Kwik Shop is the latest convenience store chain to decide to expand its Lawrence presence, but its plan is poised to dislocate several longtime businesses on south Iowa Street in the process.
The parent company for Kwik Shop — EG America — has filed plans at City Hall to build a Kwik Shop convenience store and fueling station, along with a separate car wash, at the northwest corner of 25th and Iowa ...
Projects of all shapes and sizes are vying for their share of nearly $25 million in federal pandemic funding that has been allocated to Douglas County.
There’s a nearly half-million-dollar campground for homeless people (recommended for funding) and about $270,000 for tents for outdoor classrooms at KU (not recommended).
There’s training for the community to better recognize racial and diversity issues, ...
Figuring out how to distribute nearly $25 million of unexpected federal funding related to the pandemic can be a bit like standing in front of a massively stocked buffet (remember those?) but having only one plate to fill: It takes a lot of planning, and it can get messy.
Douglas County commissioners have that type of chore in front of them. Journal-World reporter Dylan Lysen on Thursday provided a broad ...